作者:Yaoming Wei、Dehua Pei
DOI:10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00167-0
日期:2000.5
5'-Dipeptidyl derivatives of 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FdU) (1a-d) were synthesized. These compounds are biologically inactive but can be activated by peptide deformylase, which removes the N-terminal formyl group of the dipeptide, to release the active drug FdU via an intramolecular cyclization reaction. Because the deformylase is ubiquitous among bacteria but absent in mammalian cells, 1a-d provide a novel class of potential antibacterial agents. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.